About Extracting Data from Block Attributes
After you attach attributes to blocks, you can query the block attribute information
and use it to generate documentation about your drawing.
Extracting attribute information is an easy way to produce a schedule or bill of
materials directly from your drawing data. For example, a facilities drawing might
contain blocks representing office equipment. If each block has attributes identifying
the model, manufacturer, and cost of the equipment, you can generate a report that
estimates the equipment costs.
The Data Extraction wizard VCades you through selecting drawings, block instances,
and attributes. The wizard can also create a file with a .dxe file extension that contains all the settings for later reuse.
Output to a Table
If you extract attribute data to a table, the table is inserted in the current drawing,
in the current space (model space or paper space), and on the current layer.
When you update the table, the attribute information is extracted again and the data
rows in the table are replaced. If you have included a title row or one or more header
rows in the table, they are not replaced during the update.
Shortcut Menus in Drawing Area option must be selected in the Options dialog box,
User Preferences tab.
Output to a File
If you save the data to an external file, the comma-separated (CSV), tab-separated
(TXT), Microsoft Excel (XLS), and Microsoft Access (MDB) file formats are available.
When the characters period (.), comma (,), or pound sign (#) are written to an Excel
or Access file, they are replaced with their Unicode representation.
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